Populism in Europe: Its Drivers and Countervailing Forces

International IDEA will host the workshop Populism in Europe: Its Drivers and Countervailing Forces, sponsored by the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (publisher of the Taiwan Journal of Democracy). The event will take place on May 19th at the International IDEA headquarters in Stockholm.

The workshop aims to facilitate the exchange of experiences and knowledge derived from research on critical topics in the democratic arena, such as populism, liberal democracy, the radical right, democratic resilience, and gendered politics.

WORKSHOP AGENDA

8:40 Welcome

• Call to Order: Tun-jen Cheng, College of William & Mary; Taiwan Journal of Democracy.
• Welcome and Opening Remarks:
  - Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General, International IDEA
  - Ambassador Dr. Klement Gu, Taipei Mission in Sweden.

9:00-12:00 Morning Panel

• Chair: Tun-jen Cheng
• Designated discussants: Laurence Whitehead and Bernt Hagtvet

Presentations:
1.    Roger Griffin, Oxford Brookes University. Paper topic: “Populism and the Incurvation of Global Society”
2.    Thomas Greven, Free University, Berlin. Paper topic: “Mainstreaming, Radicalization and Transnationalization of the Radical Right in Europe: The Three Trends Undermining Liberal Democracy”
3.    Richard Youngs, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Paper topic: “Guarding European Democracies Against the Corroding Populist Movement in Europe” 

14:00-17:00 Afternoon Panel

• Chair: Kevin Casas-Zamora
• Designated discussants: Laurence Whitehead and Bernt Hagtvet

Presentations:
4. Yanina Welp, The Hirschman Center, Geneva. Paper topic: “From Feminist Advances to Reactionary Pushback: The Gendered Politics of the Radical Right in Spain”
5. Ursula van Beek, Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Paper topic: “Polish Regime Dynamics: Bucking the European Populist Trend”

17:00-17:15 Concluding Remarks

• Chair: Tun-jen Cheng

Thank You Remarks by President Liao (Taiwan Foundation for Democracy) and Kevin Casas-Zamora (Secretary-General, International IDEA).

The workshop is by invitation only.